Harpercollins Portrait in Sepia Альенде Исабель

Действие этого романа разворачивается в середине XIX века в англофильском Чили и в самый разгар золотой лихорадки в Калифорнии • Действие романа разворачивается в середине XIX сразу в двух странах: в англофильском Чили и в американском штате Калифорния, в самый разгар золотой лихорадки. Элиза Соммерс растет в оживленном торговом районе Вальпараисо. Элиза – энергичная, яркая и целеустремленная, настоящий романтик. У нее запретная связь с обаятельным, но своевольным Хоакином Андиетой. Однажды он исчезает, и его след обрывается в Калифорнии. Элиза, услышав о богатствах, которые могут принести ему золотые прииски, отправляется вслед за возлюбленным… • «Дочь фортуны» – это великолепная, захватывающая повесть от автора международного бестселлера «Дом духов»

In a spellbinding new masterpiece by #1 New York Times–bestselling author Daniel Silva, Gabriel Allon undertakes a high-stakes search for the greatest art forger who ever lived • Legendary spy and art restorer Gabriel Allon has at long last severed ties with Israeli intelligence and settled quietly in Venice, the only place he has ever truly known peace. His beautiful wife, Chiara, has taken over day-to-day management of the Tiepolo Restoration Company, and their two young children are clandestinely enrolled in a neighborhood scuola elementare. For his part, Gabriel spends his days wandering the streets and canals of the watery city, parting company with the demons of his tragic, violent past • But when the eccentric London art dealer Julian Isherwood asks Gabriel to investigate the circumstances surrounding the rediscovery and lucrative sale of a centuries-old painting, he is drawn into a deadly game of cat and mouse where nothing is as it seems

In one corner, a godless young warrior, Voltaire’s heralded ‘philosopher-king’, the It Boy of the Enlightenment. In the other, a devout if bad-tempered old composer of ‘outdated’ music, a scorned genius in his last years. The sparks from their brief conflict illuminate a turbulent age • Behind the pomp and flash, Prussia's Frederick the Great was a tormented man, son of an abusive king who forced him to watch as his best friend (probably his lover) was beheaded. In what may have been one of history's crueler practical jokes, Frederick challenged ‘old Bach’ to a musical duel, asking him to improvise a six-part fugue based on an impossibly intricate theme (possibly devised for him by Bach's own son) • Bach left the court fuming, but in a fever of composition, he used the coded, alchemical language of counterpoint to write ‘A Musical Offering’ in response

Поскольку мать Алекса в больнице и не может ухаживать за ним, мальчика отправляют к его бабушке Кейт – бесстрашному репортеру с голубыми глазами и «острым, как лезвие кинжала» взглядом. Кейт собиралась отправиться в экспедицию в опасные тропические леса Амазонки, но вместо того, чтобы поменять свои планы, она просто берет Алекса с собой. Вместе со своей командой – включая местного гида и его дочь Надю с ее непослушными вьющимися волосами и кожей цвета меда – они направляются на поиски легендарного племени охотников за головами и легендарного существа-мародера, известного местным жителям как «Бестия». Однако им предстоит раскрыть многие другие тайны джунглей и их обитателей • Роман «Город бестий» чилийской писательницы Исабель Альенде – это история о приключениях, магии и силе духа

Кот в шляпе и Лис в носках развлекаются, прыгая по буквам! Вокруг них – удивительные существа, непонятные предметы и… наклейки! С этой книгой читатель быстро увидит, как же легко на самом деле читать на английском! • Серия «Learn With Dr. Seuss» издательства HarperCollins включает издания, которые в лучших традициях Доктора Сьюза объединяют познание с развлечениями. Яркие персонажи и забористая рифма знакомят юного читателя со счётом и языком, помогая развить в нём навыки, необходимые для обучения в школе • Книжка-активити «Лис в носках» культового американского писателя Доктора Сьюза станет отличным подарком для детей • Книга на английском языке • Learn to read a classic Dr. Seuss story with the help of the Cat in the Hat in this fun-filled learning activity book, complete with stickers! • Come and join the Cat in the Hat and have lots of fun learning to read! Fill in the gaps in the story with pictures and stickers and before you know it, you’ll be recognising words and reading all by yourself

A gripping true crime investigation into the longest miscarriage of justice in British legal history • In September 1973, Stephen Downing was convicted and indefinitely sentenced for the murder of Wendy Sewell, a young legal secretary in the town of Bakewell in the Peak District. Wendy was attacked in broad daylight in Bakewell Cemetery. Stephen Downing, the 17-year-old groundskeeper with learning difficulties and a reading age of 11, was the primary suspect. He was immediately arrested, questioned for nine hours, without a solicitor present, and pressured into signing a confession full of words he did not understand • 21 years later, local newspaper editor Don Hale was thrust into the case. Determined to take it to appeal, as he investigated the details, he found himself inextricably linked to the narrative

Brilliantly funny, Louise Rennison’s fabby fourth book on the confessions of crazy but lovable Georgia Nicolson. Now in gorgey new paperback and guaranteed to have the nation laughing their knickers off! • Phoned Jas • “Jas?” • “Oui.” • “Do you ever get the urge?” • “Pardon?” • “You know, to flow free and wild.” • She was thinking • “Well, sometimes, when Tom and I are alone in the house together…” • “Yes…” • “We flick each other with flannels.” • “Jas, you keep talking on the telephone and I will send out for help.” • “It’s good fun… what you do is…” • “Jas, Jas, guess what I am doing now?” • “Are you dancing?” • “Yes, I am, my strange little pal. But what am I dancing in?” • “A bowl?” • “Jas, don’t be silly. Concentrate. Try to get the image of me flowing wild and free.” • “Are you dancing in… your PE knickers?” • “Non… I am DANCING IN MY NUDDY-PANTS!!!” • And we both laughed like loons on loon tablets

Деннис был другим. Чем же он отличался от остальных детей? Пожалуй, небольшая подсказка содержится в названии его истории • «The Boy in the Dress», дебютная детская повесть популярного британского писателя Дэвида Уолльямса с иллюстрациями Квентина Блейка, станет отличным подарком для детей • Книга на английском языке • The sparkling debut children's novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing children's author in the country, with sparkling new cover look to tie in with later books • Dennis was different • Why was he different, you ask? • Well, a small clue might be in the title of this book • Charming, surprising and hilarious - The Boy in the Dress is everything you would expect from the co-creator of Little Britain. David Walliams's beautiful first novel will touch the hearts (and funny bones) of children and adults alike

Past and present collide on a richly mysterious Nile cruise… • From the bestselling author of Lady of Hay comes this atmospheric and gripping page-turner • Recently divorced Anna Fox decides to cheer herself up by retracing a journey her great grandmother Louisa made in the mid-nineteenth century – a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan. Anna carries with her two of Louisa’s possessions: an ancient Egyptian scent bottle and an illustrated diary of the original cruise that has lain unread for over a hundred years • As she follows in Louisa’s footsteps, Anna discovers in the diary a wonderful Victorian love story – and the chilling secret of the little glass bottle. Meanwhile two men from the tour party develop an unfriendly rivalry for her attention, while showing a disturbing interest in Louisa’s mementoes

Dawn O’Porter has been thinking a lot about life • Mostly from a cupboard (and she’s definitely not hiding from her children) • Fearless, funny and unflinchingly real, Life in Pieces is a diary of a time we’ll all remember forever – laughing through the tears, finding comfort in the chaos and (in Dawn’s case, at least) discovering the life-changing properties of a midday margarita • So if you need a shake-up in your life, here’s the tonic – with a perfect splash of tequila…

Присоединяйтесь к Мог в фантастическом приключении "Мог в темноте" от Джудит Керр! • Мог сидел в темноте • Мог размышлял в темноте • Но темнота была не там, где хотел бы оказаться Мог… • И кто еще был там, в темноте? • Однажды ночью воображение Мог переносит ее в веселое сумеречное приключение в страну фантастических существ, но, как всегда, все, чего на самом деле хочет Мог, - это ее ужин! • Книга на английском языке • Share in fifty years of a really remarkable cat… • An all-time classic Mog story refreshed with a new cover and format • Join Mog for a fantastical adventure with mousedogbird! • Mog sat in the dark • Mog thought in the dark • But the dark was not where Mog wanted to be… • And who else was there in the dark? • One night Mog’s imagination takes her on a hilarious twilight adventure to a land of fantastical creatures, but true to form, all Mog really wants is her supper! • Mog the Forgetful Cat was first published fifty years ago, and Mog has been delighting children all over the world with her adventures ever since

A collection of rare ghosts and horror stories by the brothers of one of the finest writers of the genre, E. F. Benson • The Benson brothers – Arthur Christopher, Edward Frederic and Robert Hugh – were one of the most extraordinary and prolific literary families, between them writing more than 150 books. Arthur alone left four million words of diary, although his most lasting legacy is the words to Elgar’s Land of Hope and Glory, while Fred is acknowledged as one of the finest writers of Edwardian supernatural fiction: the name E. F. Benson is mentioned in the same breath as other greats such as M. R. James and H. R. Wakefield • In fact, all three brothers wrote ghost stories, although the work of Arthur and Hugh in this field has long been overshadowed by their brother’s success